I was traveling on an interstate highway when I came upon an accident involving multiple vehicles. I took evasive action and was able to stop completely avoiding the vehicles involved, and just behind one vehicle that was partially blocking the right lane. I was struck from behind which caused the drivers seat to go into a reclining position. My truck was propelled forward with me in a reclining position. I felt a secondary impact, which damaged the front of my vehicle. Because I was in a reclining position, I was unable to control or direct my vehicle. None of the airbags in my vehicle deployed. I somehow pulled myself erect and eventually came to a stop on the inside grassy median of the highway.
2017 Ram 1500 airbags complaints
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My truck was involved in a head on collision with a guard rail while travelling 55 MPH on ky 210. None of the trucks airbags deployed. The right front tire including the rocker arm snapped off the vehicle. This caused the truck to slide across the road hitting the other guard rail. The truck then slid back across the road and was nearly tipping over when it struck the first guard rail. The truck came to rest on top of the guard rail before tipping over. I did receive injuries which may not have occurred if the air bags had deployed. The accident probably would not have been severe if the tire had not came off causing the truck to spin hit the guard rail on the other side of the road.
Swerved to avoid deer in road. Hit a tree head on at approx 50mph. Airbags never deployed. Car reported airbag fault on display immediately after accident. Sheriff and ems both felt airbags should have deployed. *dt *jb *dt
Tl* the contact owned a 2017 ram 1500. While driving approximately 70 MPH and approaching a curve, the driver lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a second vehicle and a retention wall before stopping in a ditch. The vehicle was destroyed, but the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed from the scene. A police report was filed. The driver sustained an injured left shoulder, which required medical treatment. The cause of the failure was not determined. The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced intermittent jerking prior to the crash. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified. The failure mileage was 23,000.
#1. With 21k mi. The service airbag system came on.it it stayed on for 5-7 sec and went off. It was intermittent at first but now it has been doing the same 2 or 3 times per minute. #2 the tailgate latch malfunctions at times and the tailgate falls by itself. It has done this while driving and sitting stationary after locking it with the key fob. #3 both front windows are equipped with an auto up feature. This feature has come and home in both front windows. At the time it works but it happens irregularly. #4 the transmission doesn't shift well after coasting as in on the highway. It almost seems to bog down and I have to put some weight on the accelerator to get it to respond. No codes have been thrown for the transmission so far. #5 the knob on the far left drivers vent fell off.
The cruise control accelerated at a huge rate past the desired speed resulting in a hydro plane which caused all sides of the vehicle to impact however only passenger bags deployed not a single driver bag. *dt
Air bags didn't deploy on 2017 ram 1500. Truck is totaled with front end and front corner panel damage, body damage on all sides of vehicle. Hit steering wheel with head causing air bag cover to pop off slightly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. While driving 65 MPH, the vehicle veered to the right without warning. As a result, the contact lost control of the vehicle and struck a guardrail. The contact stated that the front passenger side tire detached completely and the air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained minor injuries and bruising. The front and rear passengers sustained minor bruising that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed. The dealer was not contacted for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000.
On march 2, 2018, as I was stopped on a highway for a car in front of me stopped, with his blinker on and waiting to turn in a driveway, I was rear-ended by someone doing approx. 50 to 55 MPH. On impact, my driver's seat broke causing me to lay flat, ripping my grip off the steering wheel and then going into on coming traffic which caused me to head on collide with a chev. Avalanche totaling all three vehicles. I injured my neck, lower and middle back. Also, bruised my shoulder, ribs and upper arm. I have two concerns. I believe there should be better testing of rear-end collisions. I believe if my seat would not have broke, I would have stayed in control of my vehicle possibly preventing my truck going into oncoming traffic. Also, my back and neck would not have received as much whipping motion causing my injuries. My second concern is the airbags not deploying in the head on collision. The avalanche's airbags deployed but mine did not. I wrote chrysler an email reporting the incident and my concerns. They appointed bosch eaa to investigate it the incident and inspect my totaled truck and review the data from my vehicle's computer. Bosch has told me they sent the investigation report to chrysler to review and they will respond to me within the next two weeks. I believe more stricter testing should be done and seats should be improved to avoided seats breaking in collisions causing injury and death to front and rear passengers. These are the reference numbers to my case with chrysler. I have a lot of pictures of the accident scene and vehicles if needed. Thank you. Reference number: [xxx] email case number: [xxx] *tt *cn information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
On 1/29/18 at 6:30 am I was in a head on collision with an 18 wheel semi truck and my air bags failed to deploy. This occurred on interstate i75 northbound near exit 98. In motion . Msp report number 21-1259-18. The front end of my truck was hit very hard. *tt
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ram 1500. The contact stated that the driver blacked out while driving approximately 45 MPH and crashed into a tree. The air bags did not deploy. There were no warning indicators illuminated. A police report was filed. The driver sustained minor injuries that did not require medical attention. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 14,000. *bf
Head on collision with both cars in motion. Other vehicle (lexus sedan) ran red light at 20 MPH on city street and turned into intersection, causing head on collision with dodge ram truck traveling at 30 MPH. Air bags did not deploy in dodge ram and driver and passenger hit dashboard. Injuries resulted. Air bags did deploy in lexus. Both vehicles damaged too badly to be driven and required towing. ## VIN passed ## dodge ram 1500 2017 ##
Tl* the contact owned a 2017 ram 1500. While driving 65 MPH, the contact rear ended the preceding vehicle and flipped over. All the air bags failed to deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained a left rib fracture, bruises on the ribs, and whiplash that required medical attention. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was destroyed and towed. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 4,000....updated 12/11/17 *bf *js *tr
While operating the vehicle in the manner in which is was intended, both the front driver and front passenger airbags deployed without warning, unprovoked by any vehicle upset, etc. The sudden deployment of the airbags while driving down the road caused the driver to briefly lose control and have an accident which totaled the brand new vehicle. The driver sustained a concussion, neck, chest and torso injuries. The vehicle was in a residential neighborhood and was traveling under 20mph at the time of the accident. A police report was made but is not available yet. The officer walked the scene and was able to determine that there was no impact of any sort prior to the accident which would have caused the airbags to deploy. Single vehicle accident. ...updated 08/02/17 *bf updated 08/17/17 *bf
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